Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson - Manhattan guitar tab

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ERIC JOHNSON/ALBUM, 'VENUS ISLE', 'MANHATTAN'

Firstly, put this all in a font with homogenous spacing, like Courier.

I'm pretty sure Eric tuned down a half step and played this in Em.

Anyway, that's how I've done it here which makes a few of the chords

more playable ( at least the way I've transcribed it- email me with any

alternative suggestions.)

Use a clean sound, neck pickup, some reverb etc.

Also, if anybody has some input on that harp arpeggio around 1:10, please advise.

Ken Temple

(ktemple@idt.net)

MANHATTAN

Eric Johnson/ Venus Isle

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HARP ARPEGGIO

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CLEAN

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*Begin note bent ^2

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end solo

02:16

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played w/ slide 02:13

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*make ^ octave harmonics with index

* * * finger of picking hand

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*ONLY BEND 3rd STG UP 2 AND RELEASE

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DIST 03:51

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CLEAN

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*I have no idea how you'd finger this

but it sounds like an DMAJ in 17pos. Try

hitting a one octave harm. on the D string.

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